List released shows how much police forces will receive in funding for body cameras

Millions of dollars in funding heading to police stations throughout South Carolina

List released shows how much police forces will receive in funding for body cameras

Millions of dollars in funding heading to police stations throughout South Carolina

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Updated: 7:36 PM EDT Aug 22, 2016

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WEBVTT WYFF NEWS 4'S TIM WALLER IS HERE, WITH HOW MUCH MONEY THEY'LL BE GETTING. TIM: MICHAEL AND GABBY, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS VARY, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE AGENCY. BUT IN THE UPSTATE ALONE, MORE THAN $1 MILLION WILL HELP EQUIP OFFICERS WITH THIS VITAL TOOL. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BODY CAMERAS ARE GIVING POLICE AND THE PUBLIC ASSURANC >> IT SHOOTS WHAT'S HAPPENING. IT'S TRUE AND IT'S REAL. TIM: THE GREER POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD BODY CAMERAS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, CREATING A PERMANENT RECORD OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. >> MAKING SURE THEY'RE DOING YOU KNOW, THEY'RE POLITE, FOR EXAMPLE. OR, IF SOMEBODY CALLS IN A COMPLAINT ON AN OFFICER, WE CAN GO BACK AND REVIEW THAT FOOTAGE, ALSO. TIM: BUT THE TECHNOLOGY ISN'T CHEAP. 29 CAMERAS, AND A SERVER TO STORE HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF FOOTAGE, COST THE GREER POLICE DEPARTMENT MORE THAN $90,000, WITH ONLY A FRACTION OF THAT AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE STATE. >> IT'S ONE OF THOSE, WE WER GOING WITH THEM ANYWAY, BUT ANY LITTLE BIT HELPS TO GET BACK TIM: OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 130 POLICE AGENCIES STATEWIDE REQUESTED FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR BODY CAMERAS THESE AGENCIE IN THE UPSTATE RECEIVED THE LARGEST AMOUNTS. MORE THA $225,000 FOR THE GREENWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND MORE THAN $100,000 EACH FOR THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE PICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. OTHER SMALLER AGENCIES RECEIVED LESSER AMOUNTS. THE WEST UNION POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED LESS THAN $2000. MOST AGENCIES KNEW FROM THE START THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR OWN COSTS FOR THE SECURITY BODY CAMERAS GIVE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. TI A COUPLE STATE AGENCIES ARE SET TO RECEIVE BODY CAMERA FUNDING, AS WELL. DHEC, WHICH HAS A LAW ENFORCEMENT ARM, WILL GET

List released shows how much police forces will receive in funding for body cameras

Millions of dollars in funding heading to police stations throughout South Carolina